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The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in Beijing designed the plane, and presented its ideas at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico last month. China's plane would be a vertical take-off and landing aircraft (pictured inset). The researchers presented two ideas. The first design weighs in at 10 tonnes and has a wingspan of 6 metres. The second design was for a scaled up 100-tonne version, with a 40 foot (12 metre) wingspan, could fly 20 people to 80 miles (130 km), giving 4 minutes of weightlessness (diagram pictured).

An extremely bright 'UFO' has been filmed hovering above a block of flats in Moscow as witnesses looked on. Russian officials have not commented on the unidentified flying object, but some viewers said it's not the first time it has been sighted. Local man Vasya Mirny said: 'You can see this UFO quite often in Moscow, I've seen it two times this year. They are even more frequent in other cities.'

Microbiology might not be everyone's idea of fun, but a new DIY project designed by experts at Stanford University aims to bring ‘playful interaction’ to the study of single-celled organisms. A bioengineer has developed a 3-D printed smartphone microscope that allows users to observe microbes called Euglena, to make serious observations or even play games. The researchers have revealed interactive platforms to go along with the device, including a virtual soccer game and a Pac-Man-like maze, which rely on the movement of the tiny light-seeking organisms.

Ryan Green, 34, from Loveland, Colorado, designed ‘That Dragon, Cancer’ to recreate his son’s battle against terminal brain cancer. The game - which Green says is a 'video game composed of pain and hope, a script written day by day' - is not typical fare. It gives players the opportunity to 'relive memories, share heartache and discover the overwhelming hope that can be found in the face of death'. Set in recreated scenes of the family's house and hospitals, the characters in the video game are faceless but remain entirely emotional (pictured, main). The game first takes place in a park where Joel is feeding ducks and his family's voices are heard explaining his condition in the background. During the interactive retelling of the couple's experience raising their son, players can touch Joel's face as he lies in a hospital bed or push him in a swing. Joel (bottom right with his father) was diagnosed with an Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT) at age one, but surprised doctors by outliving his bleak prognosis by more than three years. In the years following his diagnosis there was a brain surgery, six weeks of radiation, intense chemotherapy, several tumor recurrences and a relocation to San Francisco to pursue a medical trial, which wasn't able to help Joel. The game was a huge hit on the PC and Mac when it launched earlier this year, and now, users can play it on their iPhone for $4.99. His parents hope the game will be a resource for other grieving parents (top right, with Joel).

The undersea explorer who discovered the Whydah Gally (pictured inset as a drawing and as a life-size replica, left), the first authenticated pirate shipwreck in North America, believes he's found where the ship's legendary treasure lies after more than 30 years of poking around the murky waters off Cape Cod. Barry Clifford says his expedition recently located a large metallic mass that he's convinced represents most if not all of the 400,000 coins and other riches believed to be contained on the ship. A bell once belonging to the ship (top right) and a bronze wheel wax (bottom right) were recovered from the ship's wreckage.

Most hurricanes that hit the East Coast tend to move northwest around the Bermuda high. But Hurricane Matthew looks to be looping back around to hit Florida again. Fortunately, it is forecast to be much weaker - only tropical storm strength - as it approaches Florida again. Dr Chris Holloway, a researcher from the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading, told MailOnline: 'The models are forecasting that the next trough [of low pressure] coming over the eastern US will be too weak and too far north to completely carry Matthew away.'

By viewing the star over a number of years a decade apart, a team at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California were able to build up a longer term picture of the star system’s activity. They believe that a dying red giant and its smaller companion are ejecting the plasma into space at regular intervals, every 8.5 years, from an accretion disc around the companion star (illustrated).

According to Eugenia Kuyda, co-founder of the AI startup Luka, memorial bots are ‘the future.’ The CEO recently unveiled the ‘digital monument’ to her deceased friend, available to chat with Luka users.

It’s said that a radical ion engine known as the Neumann Drive could one day go to Mars and back on a single tank of fuel. Now, the technology which has demonstrated efficiency surpassing that of even Nasa’s top efforts is set to undergo testing on the International Space Station. The payload is expected to launch in 2018 and will operate in space for up to a year, allowing researchers to evaluate the system under real conditions. The system was developed by Dr Paddy Neumann, pictured on left, formerly a PhD student at the University of Sydney. On right, the illustration shows how an ion thruster works.

Researchers like Madeline Lancaster, from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Medicine in Cambridge, are growing human brains in labs, to figure out what gives us unique disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

Heartrending footage shows a mother and calf humpback whale swimming in shallow water off North Stradbroke Island in Queensland before the adult became stuck. The calf could be seen circling and nudging her 'distressed' mother, who was splashing her tail trying to free herself.

Mark Zuckerberg showed off the firm's first social software for the Oculus Rift headset at the Oculus Connect conference in San Francisco, after complaining it made him look like Justin Timberlake. It allows people to join the same virtual space, and do everything from watch a video to be transported to the surface of Mars.

The Geological Society ran a photography competition under the theme 'Earth Science in Action.' The winners include photos from (pictured clockwise from top left) the Isle of Skye, Pembrokeshire, Sussex, Edinburgh, Moray, and Portknockie. First place in the competition went to Tim Hoe for 'Doors Portrait II: Reveal', depicting some stunning geology on the Pembrokeshire coastline (pictured top middle).

A seemingly mundane image of three women sitting on a park bench has left the internet in a state of confusion, as on closer examination there's something very unusual about the photo. The image, which recently resurfaced online after originally being shared on Imgur, is the latest in a long line of optical illusions to confuse people, but once you've solved it, you'll wonder how you didn't get it straight away.

The male costa's hummingbird's mating dance is a spirited dance. He gyrates his body around in order to show off its shimmery green back in every angle of the sun's light. And for the grand finale, he flexes the feathers of his mantle until they become a glowing mask of violet (left) - which also resembles metallic octopus.

BAE Systems has unveiled its prototype for the massive tank that could one day replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The Next Generation Bradley was debuted at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, revealing improvements in space, electrical power, and force protection. This new concept is a high-tech upgrade to the decades old design, incorporating targeting sensors and network connectivity and allowing for the addition of future technologies as these systems continue to grow.

Blue Origin and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos streamed the dangerous launch from the launch site in West Texas. The company intentionally triggered an escape in flight at the most stressful point of the flight.The rocket launched (shown left) and the crew capsule ejected from the booster (shown second from left), falling to the ground slowly with parachutes (second from right). The booster then successfully landed too (pictured right), meaning the test was more successful than the crew had hoped.

The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 is an off-road electric vehicle equipped with a massive hydrogen fuel cell, which can even act as a portable power source. The vehicle will be tested by the US Army next year.

A man has posted footage of what he says looks like a 'dead mermaid' washed up on a beach near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The images have since gone viral, with many people actually believing it is a mermaid, while others say it's a decomposing seal or a great Halloween prop with garbage bags used to create the 'tail'.

Researchers from Harvard University m Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute, and the University of California, set out to test whether teens' sensitivity to reward could also make them better at learning.

Panasonic understands the pains of finding the right concealer. Now, the firm has improved its smart mirror that points out facial flaws by adding the ability to print makeup that matches your skin tone.

Panasonic understands the pains of finding the right concealer. Now, the firm has improved its smart mirror that points out facial flaws by adding the ability to print makeup that matches your skin tone.

A team of top scientists is telling world leaders to stop congratulating themselves on the Paris agreement to fight climate change because if more isn't done, Earth will hit dangerous warming levels in 35 years.

The trio are funding an ambitious $100 million (£76 million) project known as 'Breakthrough Listen', which will listen for signals from ET on Proxima b, a rocky planet that is just four light years away.

Hasbro released a life-like robotic dog for the elderly that doesn't need to be fed, walked or bathed. Called the Companion Pet Pup, it has realistic fur, BarkBack technology and responds to human touch.

It has baffled visitors and scientists for decades - a strange hum emanating from one of Utah's iconic rock arches. Researchers say Utah's Rainbow Bridge hums with a mix of natural and man-made vibrations.

MIT has built a robot that works in sewers, where it sifts through human waste to find data. Called Luigi, this 'poopbot' sucks up waste and traps bacteria so researchers can study urban health patterns.

The six-passenger, two-pilot winged space plane, designed to take passengers on five-minute voyages into suborbital space, reaching altitudes of about 62 miles (100 km), was tested in the Mojave desert yesterday.